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Bob Russo drops bid for Essex County Commissioner

March 25, 2026 10:59 pm

Former Montclair Mayor Robert Russo plans to drop out of the race for Essex County Commissioner-At-Large, ending a 48-year quest for county office. In a text message late Wednesday evening, Russo said he is “discussing and drafting a withdrawal letter...

Essex Dems endorse McGrath, Klein, Richardson and Yasin for County Commissioner

March 21, 2026 1:21 pmMarch 21, 2026 5:32 pm

Essex County Democrats have endorsed Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, incumbent Wayne Richardson and West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman Abdur R. Yasin to run for four County Commissioner-At-Large seats in the June 2 primary election. McGrath, the...

Bob Russo will skip Montclair mayoral run and seek re-election to council

February 14, 2024 2:20 pm

Bob Russo will seek re-election to an at-large seat on the Montclair Township Council and forego run for mayor, a post he held from 2000 to 2004. The incumbent, Sean Spiller, the president of the New Jersey Education Association, has...

Spiller announces Montclair running mates

February 24, 2020 9:57 amFebruary 24, 2020 1:04 pm

Montclair mayoral candidate Sean Spiller today announced his slate of council candidates to run with him in the May non-partisan municipal elections The incumbent, Robert Jackson, is not seeking re-election. Robert Russo, a former mayor, is seeking re-election to his...

Shapiro and Cryan split the ’78 races for Essex freeholder

July 22, 2019 3:41 amFebruary 28, 2021 12:10 pm

With four Democrats running for Essex County Executive in the June 1978 primary, there were also contested races for the four Freeholder-At-Large seats and in each of the five freeholder districts – including a race between one of the leaders...